Photo Gallery: RIAC September Premier Firearms Auction Preview

Rock Island Auction Company is gearing up for its Sept. 11-13 Regional Firearms Auction. And for collectors, the event should provide an incredible opportunity to bid on some truly historic firearms. In addition to having firearm designs spanning the past five centuries, the sale will also include a number of guns from notable collections and owners. Here is a brief look at some of the more impressive items of the 3,000 or so that will be crossing the block.

Elwood Shelton is an online content developer for Gun Digest. He is a gun owner and avid reloader from Colorado. When not at his press or the range he can be found chasing mule deer around the Rocky Mountains.